Missing since May 18, 1996
Classification: Missing
Vital Statistics
Date of Birth: November 3, 1962
Age at time of disappearance: 33-years-old
Approximate Height: 5'7
Approximate Weight: 165 lbs
Hair: Dark brown to black hair, worn in a neat short cut. Also wore a moustache.
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. At the time of his disappearance, he was working as a carpenter.
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
Clothing: Last seen wearing a bright yellow polo shirt, black dress slacks, and a deck-style shoes with a possible lug-style sole.
Circumstances
Dale was last seen in downtown Sault Ste. Marie between 11:30 p.m. and midnight just before he disappeared. He had attended a social gathering earlier that evening, which ended with friends at a local bar called the Downtowner. He left the establishment on foot, and was last seen walking westward on a paved road known as Moloney's Alley.
A missing person report was officially filed at 4:44 a.m. Monday, May 20, 1996, with the Sault Police Department. An intense search including local law enforcement, the auxiliary police and other volunteers was conducted in the City of Sault Ste. Marie including the Ashmun Bay area. It eventually mushroomed throughout Chippewa County but in the hours, days, weeks and now, years, that followed, no new information has been shed on the mysterious disappearance.
The missing person case currently sits in the desk of Det. Mike Langendorf of the Sault Police Department who admits there isn't much he can do without a good solid lead. At this stage, he believes there are two distinct possibilities -- either Dale intentionally disappeared of his own volition, or somebody did something to him and they aren't talking.
Langendorf refused to speculate as to which situation was more likely.
"He didn't have a lot of money, he wasn't in a vehicle and he didn't have any credit cards," said Langendorf, adding, "There are no cab records. No one ever came in and said they picked up a hitchhiker fitting that description and took him to Kinross. There's nothing like that. On the other hand, there's absolutely no evidence of foul play."
Investigating Agency
Sault Sainte Marie Police Department
Detective Mike Langendorf
906-632-3344
NCIC Number: M-017332602
Source: Sault Sainte Marie Police Department
Source: Sault Sainte Marie Evening News
